I finished processing the videos from the 12s and 14s Easter Bowl finals this weekend and have posted the five-minute compilations of various points below. Remember that the Thursday March 31st finals of these divisions can be found at the Easter Bowl YouTube channel with the G12s and B12s on Court 1 and the G14s and B14s on Court 2.
Qualifier Michael Zheng's run at the $15,000 USTA Men's Pro Circuit tournament in Orange Park Florida came to an end today, with 2017 US Open boys champion Yibing Wu of China taking the title by a 7-6(4), 7-5 score. Zheng, the 18-year-old from New Jersey who has committed to Columbia for this fall, had a breakout tournament, reaching his first Pro Circuit quarterfinal, semifinal and final this week.
The doubles title in Orange Park went to top seeds Abraham Asaba of Ghana and Sekou Bangoura(Florida), who defeated unseeded Aidan Mayo and Govind Nanda(UCLA) 7-6(2), 3-6, 11-9 in the final.
Louisa Chirico won her first title in more than three years today at the $60,000 USTA Women's Pro Circuit tournament in Charlottesville Virginia. The 25-year-old New Yorker, who was unseeded, defeated No. 3 seed Xiyu Wang of China 6-4, 6-3 in the final. Chirico, who lost only one set during the week, should see her WTA ranking improve to around 215 and will also keep her in the running for the Roland Garros main draw wild card with two weeks left in the USTA's points race.
At the $25,000 USTA Women's Pro Circuit in Orlando, top seed Mirjam Bjorklund of Sweden took the singles title without dropping a set, beating No. 2 seed Alexandra Ignatik of Romania 6-3, 6-4 in today's final.
2021 US Open girls champion Robin Montgomery lost in the final of the $25,000 ITF World Tennis Tour tournament in Nottingham Great Britain. The unseeded 17-year-old from Washington DC was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by unseeded Eden Silva of Great Britain. Brandon Holt(USC) won the men's $25K in Nottingham, with the No. 5 seed defeating unseeded Henry Patten(UNC-Asheville) 7-6(2) 7-5 in today's final.
Three of the eight tournament titles decided this weekend in the Power Five conferences were won by the top seeds, with all three completing perfect seasons in conference play.
The Florida men, who had beaten Kentucky 4-3 during the regular season, shut out the Wildcats in today's final in Athens Georgia. ITA's singles No. 1 Ben Shelton clinched the title for the Gators with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over No. 8 Liam Draxl, who was the ITA Player of Year last season. Florida, the defending NCAA champions, last lost in the first round of the ITA Team Indoor Championships in February.
Texas A&M defeated Georgia 4-0 in Gaineville to finish their season as the undefeated regular season and conference champions in the SEC. The Aggies have lost one match all year, to Cal at the ITA Team Indoor Championships in February.
The Virginia men had a rough start to their year, coming out on the short end of their tough non-conference schedule early in the year, but the Cavaliers went undefeated in ACC play and won the conference tournament title today, barely, with a 4-3 victory over North Carolina. The match came down to a third-set tiebreaker at line 2, with Inaki Montes defeating Benjamin Sigouin 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(3). The Cavaliers also suffered their last loss at the ITA Team Indoor Championships.
Four No. 2 seeds captured conference tournaments: the USC men, who beat Washington last night 4-1 in the Pac-12 final; No. 2 Duke women, who defeated Virginia 4-1 today in the ACC final; and both Big-12 winners. The Texas women, defending NCAA champions, avenged their regular season loss to top seed Oklahoma today, beating the Sooners 4-2, and the Baylor men took their rubber match with No. 1 seed TCU 4-2.
The only seed outside the top two to take a Power Five conference tournament was the Stanford women, seeded No. 3 in the Pac-12.
Big 12 Women's Final:
Texas[2] d. Oklahoma[1] 4-2
Big 12 Men's Final:
Baylor[2] d. TCU[2] 4-2
SEC Women's Final
Texas A&M[1] d. Georgia[3] 4-0
SEC Men's Final
Florida[1] d. Kentucky[3] 4-0
ACC Men's Final:
Virginia[1] d. North Carolina[3] 4-3
ACC Women's Final
Duke[2] d. Virginia[4] 4-1
Pac 12 Men's Final
USC[2] d. Washington[8] 4-1
Pac 12 Women's Final
Stanford[3] d. Arizona State[5] 4-2
The draws are out for the Big Ten tournaments next week, with the men's here and the women's here.
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